Amza Peak ( ro, Vârful Amza; hu, Csomafalvi-Dél-hegy), in
Harghita County
Harghita (, hu, Hargita megye, ) is a county (judeÈ›) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc.
Demographics 2002 census
In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a populatio ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
, is the highest
peak Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
* Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...
in the Southern
Gurghiu Mountains
300px, Carpathian Mountains in Romania. The Gurghiu Mountains are to the north of the center of this image.
The Gurghiu Mountains (Romanian: Munții Gurghiu, Hungarian: Görgény) are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Car ...
. Its elevation is . It is part of the rim of an extinct
volcanic crater
A volcanic crater is an approximately circular depression in the ground caused by Volcano, volcanic activity. It is typically a bowl-shaped feature containing one or more vents. During Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions, molten magm ...
.
The river
Șumuleul Mare has its source at the base of Amza Peak,
at an altitude of .
References
Mountains of Romania
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